Transport
On May 22, the Port of Rotterdam was able to celebrate a Dutch premier: the aerial delivery by drone of a parts consignment to Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit, the biggest vessel in the world. Pioneering Spirit is currently moored at Alexiahaven in preparation of upcoming offshore activities. This is actually the
Commercial
Kongsberg Geospatial, developer of the TerraLens Geospatial SDK, and Larus Technologies of Ottawa, Canada, and the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association of Canada (CASARA), announced that they have been selected by Public Safety Canada to integrate geospatial software, artificial intelligence, and machine vision software to help develop new methods
Commercial
A University of North Dakota graduate student and his adviser are using drones to find duck nests and monitor the behaviour of nesting ducks in the Missouri Coteau country of central North Dakota. Working out of Ducks Unlimited’s Coteau Ranch and the adjacent Davis Ranch owned by The Nature
Software
SPH Engineering's launch of ATLAS addresses the increasing demand for powerful and user-friendly data processing and analysis solution. ATLAS provides AI-powered analytical capabilities enhancing industrial drone inspection and asset management. The AI-powered platform ATLAS enables to automate object detection on drone and satellite imagery to detect and count
Transport
The trial is backed by Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) – the integrated partnership of NHS Highland and Argyll and Bute Council directed by the local Integration Joint Board – and aims to prove the feasibility of delivering urgent medical cargo between remote medical facilities by delivery drone.
UAM/UTM
The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) along with Europe’s leading aviation associations call on the European Commission to develop an inclusive and cooperative approach to ensure the safe integration of drones in the European airspace. The joint signatories of the ‘We are all ONE in the sky’ initiative sent
Weapons Systems
BSVT – New Technologies LLC, a Belarus’ manufacturing company, is developing a new unmanned air defense system, called the Berserk. According to the company, the new unmanned air defense system is intended for precision firing using GShG-7.62 twin machine gun from a halt at enemy personnel and low-flying drones, helicopters
Commercial
Estonian Air Navigation Services, (EANS) has enlisted the support of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) manufacturer, Threod Systems and safety-critical technology provider, Frequentis, to support Estonian blue-light forces with a series of essential drone operations during the lockdown. The operations are supporting Estonian emergency services with medical transport and information gathering.
Weapons Systems
The US Army’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Cross-Functional Team (CFT) will continue flight trials in the fourth quarter of this year as it transitions into the next phase of its Air Launched Effects (ALE) programme, service officials have disclosed. The decision follows initial flights tests conducted at Yuma Proving
Commercial
A dangerously close encounter between a camera drone and six F/A-18 Hornets flying in formation during a recent U.S. Navy Blue Angels demonstration over Detroit, Mich., confirms the latest aviation safety research released by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The study, published in the peer-reviewed International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics,
Events
Scott Crino, the CEO of Red Six Solutions, discusses drone attacks on critical infrastructure in the Middle East on May 27, 2020 at the Atlantic Council. Joining Dr Crino is the Honorable Mary Beth Long, Principal and Co-founder of Global Alliance Advisors, and Kirsten Fontenrose, the Council’s Director, Scowcroft
UAM/UTM
A new report from Connected Places Catapult’s explores the steps the UK has taken to be at the forefront of commercial drone development and identifies the steps yet to be taken in order to remain in the global race towards Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM). There is a huge global